Convertible bedstead



Nov. 16, 1926. 1,607,339

V. R. COTTER CONVERTIBLE BEDSTEAD Filed April 11, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1 Q? a v y Ndv. 16, 1926.

V. R. COTTER CONVERTIBLE BEDSTEAD Filed April 11. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 16, 1926.

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VERE ROGEESON COTTER. OF NOTTING HILL GATE, LONDON, ENGLAND.

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Application filed April 11, 1924, Serial No. 705,918, and in Great Britain April 25, 1923.

This invention refers to improvements in or relating to convertible bedsteads of the kind which may be converted into a seat, couch or the like.

6 According to the present invention the improved convertible bedstead and couch comprises a bedstead frame of wood or any other material having end frames or bed- .posts, a mattress arranged to slide in relation to said bedstead frame, and an additional side strip or extension mattress associated with the slidable mattress so that in one position it will lie close up to and form an extension of the main mattress of the bedstead and in its other position it is raised up and moved inwards to form the back of a couch, the arrangement being such that in this position there is provided a substantial space between the main mattress and the auxiliary mattress to accommodate or prevent disturbance of the bedclothes.

In order that the present invention may be clearly understood and more readily carried into effect it is hereinafter described 25 with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which V Figure 1 is a front elevation of the convertible bedstead and couch of the present invention showing the device arranged for 39 use as a couch;

Figure 2 is a sectional end elevation of said bedstead when used as a couch;

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view illustrating the mechanical construction, and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the device arranged for use as a bedstead.

In carrying the present invention into efi'ect the improved convertible bedstead and couch comprises a bedstead frame a of wood or any other material and of substantially conventional construction. The bedstead itself with its mattress b is preferably of sin gle width, and it is also provided with an additional side strip or mattress which is adapted to be joined thereto in an improved manner so that in one position, as in Figure 4, it forms an extension of the main mattress b of the bedstead, and in its other position, as in Figures 1, 2 and 3, it is raised up and moved inwards to form the back of the couch.

In order to move the adjustable extension piece or additional side strip or mattress c in the desired manner, the said additional side strip or mattress may conveniently be secured to a back board or support 0 which may in turn be fixed at its ends in a more or less vertical position between a pair of angularly arranged end members (Z d which are pivoted at (Z d to the frame 6 of the mattress b and to the bedstead respectively. These end members cl are each provided with a slot or groove 6 cut in the bedstead frame a substantially parallel therewith and also with projecting rollers or pins 7 adapted to enter notches 9 provided on the adjacent end posts of the bedstead at. These stops or pins 7 are adapted to form pivots about which the end members (Z, together with the auxiliary mattress 0, are adapted to be tilted. In one position (Figures 1, 2 and 3) when used as a couch, the rollers or pins 7 of the end members cl are adapted to engage the notches g in the bedposts with their lower base ends or corners, whilst the hooks or other suitable fastening devices may, although not so shown, he provided to cooperate with the fixed stops or projections it provided at about the ends of the main mattress frame 5. Thus when the end members d d are so engaged or positioned, as in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the auxiliary mattress c, togetherwith the board 0 to which it is secured, will be in a more or less vertical position with its lower end well in over the upper face of the main mattress b of the bed. When the device is to be used as a bedstead the frame 6 is slightly raised to disengage the stops h from the bedstead frame a and the end members cl (Z are disengaged from the notches or stops 9 on the end frames a of the bedstead, and the end members are adapted to be slid down on the bedposts through the lateral movement of the main mattress frame 7), which tends to bring the pivot points (Z 63?, in vertical alignment. This movement continues until the auxiliary mattress 0 is in a horizontal posit-ion alongside and closely co-operating with the main mattress Z) of the bed, as shown in Figure 4. In this position the parts will assume a more or less rigid or fixed position, as the end members 61 will then rest against the side frame members a of the bedstead, as will be readily understood. Vfhen the device is to be used as a settee or couch a loose detachable cover may be provided which may be secured at its ends or corners to the side posts of the bedstead and to the upper edges of the auxiliary mattress 0 or the board 0 supporting same. It will thus be seen that according to the present invention the raising of the auxiliary side member 0 of the bed will not interfere with the arrangement of the bedclothes, so that the bed can be made and then turned into a settee and When required for use will be instantly ready. This is due to the fact that there is a space between the auxiliary and the main mattresses when the auxiliary mattress is raised.

What I claim is 1. A convertible bedstead or thelike, comprising; a bedstead frame, a main mattress frame horizontally slidable with relation to tl e bedstead frame, and an extension mattress frame pivotally connected with the main mattress frame and with the bedstead frame, said extension mattress frame including a mattress portion. adapted to be arranged above and wholly spaced from the mattress portion on the main mattress frame whenthe construction is in couch form and to be disposed in alignment with and incontact with the mattress of the main mattress frame when the construction is in bed form, the spacing of the extension mattress from the mattress of the main mattress frame when the parts are in couch form providing a space between the'mattresses of the respective frames for the reception of bed clothing 01' the like.

2. A convertible bedstead including a bedstead frame, amain mattress frame slidable horizontally thereon, an extensioninattress frame pivotally supported from the main mattress frame, and end members pivotally connected at one end to the'bedstead :frame and at the opposite end to the. extension mattress frame, said members operating :in slots formed in the bedstead frame, and means carried by said members and cooperating with notches formed in the bedstead frame.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.-

VERE ROGERSON COTTER. 

